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《The Truth》 S1·E25 (19:45) HSK 6
néng duō tuō yī zhèn shì yī zhèn

能多拖一阵是一阵

“I'll drag it out as long as I can.”

《The Truth》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 19:45 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ bù hái tā men huì bú huì zhǎo nǐ má fán a

“If you don't pay them back, won't they go after you?”

néng duō tuō yī zhèn shì yī zhèn CURRENT FOCUS

能 多拖一阵是一阵

“I'll drag it out as long as I can.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN děng dào tā men ná wǒ méi bàn fǎ le yào de shí hòu yě huì shǎo diǎn

等到他们拿我没办法了 要的时候也会少点

“Once they know they can't do anything about it, they might settle for less.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: EXPLAINING STRATEGY
Tone: EVASIVE
Emotion: RESIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Tuo (Stalling Strategy)

In difficult financial situations, stalling tactics are often seen as a pragmatic way to wear down the other party's expectations.

INTENT TAGS: #stalling #procrastination #evasion #coping
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
能多……是一…… SPOKEN CHUNK

every bit of ... counts; as much as possible for now

A pragmatic construction used to express taking advantage of whatever limited time, money, or opportunity one can get.

拖一阵 SPOKEN CHUNK

drag out for a period; stall for a while

Colloquial expression for buying time or procrastinating on an obligation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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